NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
2014 · $140 today
5727
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
2016 · $149 today
5228
Dashed outline = score at launch
Why NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is better
- CUDA Cores: 1664 vs 1280(30% more)
- Memory Bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 192 GB/s(17% more)
Why GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is better
- Boost Clock: 1708 MHz vs 1178 MHz(45% more)
- TDP: 120 W vs 145 W(21% less)
Verdict
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB leads outright in 2 of 6 dimensions today.
Spec by spec
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Core Performance | ||
| CUDA Cores | 1664● | 1280 |
| Base Clock | 1050 MHz | — |
| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz | 1708 MHz● |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB GDDR5 | — |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | — |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224 GB/s● | 192 GB/s |
| Power & Thermal | ||
| TDP | 145 W | 120 W● |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | — |
| Recommended PSU | — | 400 W |
| Connectivity | ||
| Display Outputs | 3x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, 1x DVI | — |
| Core Specs | ||
| CUDA Cores | 1664● | 1280 |
| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz | 1708 MHz● |
| Memory Capacity | — | 6 GB GDDR5 |
| Memory Interface | — | 192-bit |
| Performance | ||
| Memory Bandwidth | 224 GB/s● | 192 GB/s |
| FP32 Compute | — | 4.4 TFLOPS |